Ynet:

Indian female tennis player Sania Mirza, 19, who is ranked 39th in the world, announced that she would not play with Israeli up and coming tennis star Shahar Pe�er in the doubles tournament of the Bangalore Open for fear of violent protests by India�s Islamic community.
The two friends were prevented from cooperating in last month�s Australian Open for the same reason. Mirza initially agreed to play with Pe�er in Bangalore, but later retracted, telling Pe�er �It�s best that we don�t play together this time to prevent protests against my cooperation with an Israeli. There is no reason to arouse their ire (Muslims).� Mirza, a sports hero in her country, was recently chastised by Muslim groups in India for wearing a sleeveless top and a mini-skirt during her matches. Local Muslim groups claimed that her attire degrades Islam, and some even threatened to kill her…